Three jockeys at the Evangeline Downs Race Track in Opelousas have been arrested and face charges for their roles in alleged race fixing scheme. Trooper Brooks David says 46-year-old Joseph Patin Junior, his 51-year-old brother, Billy Patin and 24-year-old LeSean Conyers engaged in questionable riding tactics, like pulling the reins, which affected the outcome of a race on June 19th…
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The Patin brothers also face charges for using an illegal shocking device on horses during two races on July 4th.

The Sun Belt Conference is reportedly looking at two schools that could be added to the league’s membership. They are Eastern Kentucky and Coastal Carolina. Commissioner Karl Benson has confirmed that Eastern Kentucky has contacted the Sun Belt. The addition of Eastern Kentucky or Coastal Carolina would give them at least 12 teams for basketball and baseball.

Louisiana Tech football led the FBS last season with 42 takeaways. Bulldogs Head Coach Skip Holtz seems confident they can duplicate those results, if they put pressure on opposing quarterbacks…
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That sound is courtesy of the Conference USA.

LSU’s live on-campus mascot, Mike the Sixth, turns ten years old today. Ginger Guttner, with the LSU Vet school, says Mike is in the prime of his life as Bengal tigers in captivity typically live about 16 years…
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For his birthday, Mike ate a cake made of meat, wrapped in bacon, topped with boiled eggs and hardened goats milk to create the number 10.